Jill Meagher's killer appeals against his sentence

Adrian Bayley, 41, has lodged an appeal against his sentence in the Supreme Court.

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The man convicted of killing ABC staffer Jill Meagher has lodged an appeal against his sentence.

Ms Meagher, 29, was raped and murdered in a laneway in the inner-north Melbourne suburb of Brunswick last year.

Her body was found on September 28 at the side of the road at Gisborne South, about 50km north-west of Melbourne.

Adrian Ernest Bayley last month received a life sentence for murder and 15 years for rape.

He was ordered to serve a minimum of 35 years behind bars.

But yesterday, Bayley lodged an appeal in the Victorian Supreme Court.

The court says Ms Meagher's family has been notified.

At the time of the sentencing, the judge said Bayley's "small degree of genuine remorse" kept him out of the worst category of offender, but did describe the crime as "one of the worst kinds conceivable".